At the UNA-Rockies UN Day celebration, president Daryl Wallace kicked off the seminar with a lightning talk on the Eight decades of the UN, and How We Carry It in Colorado today. Daryl (President of UNA Rockies) walks through the history of the UN from its inception in 1945 through its eight phases of evolution (decolonisation, peacekeeping, the shift to sustainable development, etc.). He looks at the tangible impact of the UN and the journey from the Millennium Goals to the SDGs, highlighting what has worked and where we are still falling short. He then maps the historic phases of the UN to the six pillars of the UNA’s work. He brings it to a month-by-month account of what the chapter has done over the last year and what’s in store for the future (discussion series, the Human Rights Award, the school-wide MUN rollout, etc.). He finishes by mentioning the roughly 30 volunteers in the chapter and inviting people to get involved. Daryl’s presentation started off the seminar with an informative rundown the UN, and how UNA-Rockies is actively putting those values into action.
